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5. Here's a positive piece of information about this case:

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 03:51 PM

Jul 2012

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/08/texas-voting-rights-justice-department

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Texas may face a struggle to win its case.

In May, Alabama challenged the validity of the voting rights act over a justice department block on the redrawing of constituency boundaries.

A US appeals court judge, David Tatel, said in rejecting Alabama's case that the implementation of the Voting Rights Act is legitimate because it is intended to stop racially motivated disenfranchisement which he called "one of the greatest evils".

Tatel is sitting on the bench hearing the Texas case this week.

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Here's a positive piece of information about this case: onestepforward Jul 2012 #5

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Exactly - Texas has the burden of proof sonias Jul 2012 #14

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